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NEWS : SwissOpen07 : Lin Dan retires from semifinal!

In the first Men's Singles semifinals the number 1 seed, Lin Dan, CHN
was up against Simon Santoso, INA, who came to the Main Draw via the
Qualifying event!
In the first game they went hand in hand until the score was 12-10 in
favour of Lin Dan. Both performed subtle shots but all the time with Lin
Dan setting the pace! Simon Santoso were 2 match points down before he
himself had unumerous match points giving him the first game 27-25! In
the last fases of the first fases Lin Dan sent a lot of shuttles out.
At 1-0 in favour of Santoso Lin Dan put his hands to the side of his
back, turned to the Umpire and said he was in pain. Referee was called
over toether with the Doctor, and after some discussion Lin Dan decided
to try and go on.
It was very clear he couldn't go up in smashes and after 4 more points
Lin Dan went to the net, shook hands with Santoso - and retired
5-0............in second.

In the first Men's Singles semifinals the number 1 seed, Lin Dan, CHN
was up against Simon Santoso, INA, who came to the Main Draw via the
Qualifying event!
In the first game they went hand in hand until the score was 12-10 in
favour of Lin Dan. Both performed subtle shots but all the time with Lin
Dan setting the pace! Simon Santoso were 2 match points down before he
himself had unumerous match points giving him the first game 27-25! In
the last fases of the first fases Lin Dan sent a lot of shuttles out.
At 1-0 in favour of Santoso Lin Dan put his hands to the side of his
back, turned to the Umpire and said he was in pain. Referee was called
over toether with the Doctor, and after some discussion Lin Dan decided
to try and go on.
It was very clear he couldn't go up in smashes and after 4 more points
Lin Dan went to the net, shook hands with Santoso - and retired
5-0............in second.

From www.badzine.info... Even the German's doctor examine Lin Dan's injury and claimed that it is valid and not a fake injury like some people would say.

I was hoping that Gade would claim his second super-series title, since LD is now out of this tournament... but too bad Peter lost to Chen Jin. Peter has been around long enough for the Chinese to basically know his game so well.

Sorry to hear about Lin Dan, happy for Simon, must have been an exciting first set. But Lin Dan has just been playing so many tournaments non-stop. He was bound to get an injury of some sort eventually. Hope he recovers quickly .

injury

In badminton, it can me excessive interms of impact. In other words, What goes up must comes down. It just shows that its not easy to stay on top. Looks like there'll be a change of champions soon, eg like the MD, Mix, etc...
Importantly, the game must be entertaining with dramas like Taufik or epl.
rgds Else no kick.

Try not to insult Simon. You think Simon beat LD through luck? Simon played 3 extra MSQ matches more than LD. The fact that Simon, a young gun, survived 2 MP against a 3-years long World No 1, indicates he's tough under pressure. Will he have the stamina to outlast CJ, the World No 2 with the shaky net play?